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B.C.'s 'cooling off period' for home sales should be scrapped, say Realtors

B.C.'s 'cooling off period' for home sales should be scrapped, say Realtors

The 'cooling-off period' is being used by buyers to put offers on multiple properties and places sellers at a disadvantage
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City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal

City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal

The City of Vancouver says its fire department reports a "marked improvement" in safety and sidewalk accessibility along a Downtown Eastside street where a large tent encampment was recently removed.
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Man sent to hospital after 'serious assault' on Vancouver bus

Man sent to hospital after 'serious assault' on Vancouver bus

The incident occurred between two passengers Friday morning.
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1 person dead in series of salmonella illnesses linked to snakes, rodents

1 person dead in series of salmonella illnesses linked to snakes, rodents

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating a series of salmonella illnesses linked to handling snakes and rodents. There have been confirmed cases in 45 people across the country. One person died.
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Crown lawyer suggests negotiations process if province loses mining claims challenge

Crown lawyer suggests negotiations process if province loses mining claims challenge

The Gitxaala Nation wants the B.C. Supreme Court to overturn mineral claims granted between 2018 and 2020 on Banks Island because it says there was no consultation
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Bus drivers' union seeks better safety after 'bloody' fight on West Vancouver bus

Bus drivers' union seeks better safety after 'bloody' fight on West Vancouver bus

VANCOUVER — Bus drivers in West Vancouver say they are the latest to experience violence on the public transit system.
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Salvaging the sacred from climate disaster

Salvaging the sacred from climate disaster

“Things like middens and old village sites … they can start to erode away and then that information is lost."
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Players file injunction against SFU to reinstate football program

Players file injunction against SFU to reinstate football program

Notice of civil claim alleges SFU breached its contract with players.
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B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions

B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions

VICTORIA — A long, cool and wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia, but temperatures are expected to start rising next month, increasing the risk of flooding in creeks, streams and rivers. B.C.
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Why Canadian cattle markets are matching record highs

Why Canadian cattle markets are matching record highs

Cow prices have reached $132 per hundredweight, the highest since September 2015
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